I would disagree with that statement. If the boat owner was in fact a commodore and is flying the Past Comm flag along with the club burgee from that club it is fine. Geography has nothing to do with it - especially in CT where you may well have 3 clubs within 1/2 mile of each other.
Yes, it should only be flown when he/she is aboard but few follow that on their private boat. Unless he is flying the flag along with the burgee from your club (implying he was an officer of your club) I'd say get over it. It has nothing to do with "official business" and is an honor he may well have earned. With that said, I don't fly any of my officer flags as the whole thing gets a bit silly. Just my .02 John Sent from my iPad > On May 18, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Indigo via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for your help. It would seem to make sense to consider the Past > Commodores (assuming they completed full term) in the same light as > Commodores in which case the flags (or are they burgees) should only be flown > in other clubs waters when the officer is on official Club business (which I > would include leading / participating in a rendezvous / Club Cruise). > Otherwise they should revert to flying the standard Club burgee > > -- > Jonathan > Indigo C&C 35III > SOUTHPORT CT > >> On May 18, 2015, at 13:24, Russ & Melody via CnC-List >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Jonathan, >> >> In a conversation where I mentioned "Past Commodore", I was told by an >> ex-Naval Officer that once a Commodore always a Commodore. With that in >> mind, I believe the Past Commodore's burgee should be flown in the same >> manner as the Commodore's burgee. >> >> At our Club an executive member does not qualifies as Commodore unless he >> completes the full term. >> >> So, that burgee is flown improperly on both counts, IMHO. >> >> Cheers, Russ P.C. >> Sweet, 35 mk-1 >> Nanaimo Yacht Club >> >> >> At 10:08 AM 18/05/2015, you wrote: >>> Could anyone please clarify whether it is proper etiquette for a >>> past-Commodore's flag to be flown day and night on a boat that is moored >>> permanently in the waters of a Club for which the owner of the boat was NOT >>> Commodore. Etiquette rules that I can find are explicit on current Flag >>> officers flags - but I can't find and references to past Commodore's flags >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan >>> Indigo C&C 35III >>> SOUTHPORT CT >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> [email protected] >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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